Any possible Songkran COVID-19 surge will be manageable – MoPH

[snoop1130]

Revellers use water guns to spray at one another as they celebrate the Buddhist New Year, locally known as Songkran, in Bangkok on April 14, 2019. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)

 

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (Monday) that he is confident that COVID-19 infections, which are anticipated to surge during and after the long Songkran long break, will be kept under control, thanks to mass vaccinations.

 

He said that the Ministry of Public Health is, however, concerned about the many elderly people and children under five who are not yet inoculated and he has been urging them to get vaccinated before Songkran this month.

 

He also advised parents not to take their young children to hospitals, because hospitals contain patients suffering from various diseases and a number of children have been found to be infected with COVID-19 after visits to them.

 

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[WEBBYB808]

That remains to be seen.  We will know within two weeks of they managed  it.

[Fairynuff]

Well if he says it it must be true, and no it’s not just more lunatic self promotion.

[Fairynuff]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

concerned about the many elderly people and children under five who are not yet inoculated and he has been urging them to get vaccinated before Songkran this month.

Has nobody told him Songkran is in 8 days time. Vaccines take at least 2 weeks to become effective and people should’ve had 3 shots by now? No I guess they haven’t told him.

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (Monday) that he is confident that COVID-19 infections, which are anticipated to surge during and after the long Songkran long break, will be kept under control, thanks to mass vaccinations.

So why are the infections back up to or over 20,000 again now, with high rates of death?

[jacko45k]

Just now, hotchilli said:

So why are the infections back up to or over 20,000 again now, with high rates of death?

He has yet to grasp the difference omicron is presenting. 

[4MyEgo]

Everything is 110% under control, just ask his boss.

[vandeventer]

15 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

Everything is 110% under control, just ask his boss.

Why don't they just have Songkran at the Temples and leave us out of it?

[Swampy999]

"Under control thanks to mass vaccinations" then in the next breath "concerned about the many elderly people and children under five who are not yet inoculated" And so the comedy act continues.

[thailand49]

At least he isn't claiming the virus is no match for their medical system! ????  I cross my finger since nothing he has proclaimed has come true.

[stephenterry]

Same old diatribe. give it a rest. Covid is here to stay, and we will live or die with it.  As for vaxxes, I haven't heard that any protect against being infected by the EX variant. If you're healthy with no serious medical issues, you shouldn't freeze with fear every time yet another Public health post is published on this site.

[Denim]

I put my faith in Anutin.

 

He is an awesome man.

 

I am in awe of him

 

Or is that the legalized weed talking ?

[sammieuk1]

Trust us we are the experts we have many Dr Google's look at our record ???? 

[Xonax]

Didn't they say the exact same thing the last two years?

[Darkside Gray]

What is the point of having Songkran, no partying, Anuting making the rules up as he goes along, Scrap it for another year!

[swm59nj]

Just like it’s being kept under control now. No worries 

[shackleton]

Usually after a holiday here in Thailand the numbers spike up

Can't see it being any different this time ????

[dinsdale]

It mattered when it was Delta it doesn't matter now it's Omicron B.2. Let it spread. 4 million+ infections in 1 wk in the UK and they're not concerned. 

[Caldera]

Bring it on! I doubt much will happen, as Omicron is already everywhere all over Thailand anyway.

[sandyf]

14 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

It mattered when it was Delta it doesn't matter now it's Omicron B.2. Let it spread. 4 million+ infections in 1 wk in the UK and they're not concerned. 

Tell that to the passengers that couldn't fly yesterday because airline staff were off due to covid.

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/cancelled-flights-airport-queues-easyjet-b2050276.html

[Lacessit]

The last two Songkhrans, when interprovincial travel was permitted, there was a surge of infections afterwards. That was starting from a fairly low infection base.

 

This time around, the infection base is high, and very probably underestimated by the Government. That's because many people are self-testing and self-isolating to avoid official quarantine.

 

I'd suggest either Anutin is hoping the Omicron variants don't present the same mortality rate as previous mutations, or he is smoking some serious <deleted>.

 

 

[Clarkey611]

With a nut in charge, what could possibly go wrong?

[crazykopite]

Okay that’s good news the idiot has spoken and spewed yet more  verbal diarrhoea 

[Mavideol]

no idea where he's getting the info as to the mass vaccination, in my neighborhood maybe 2-3% of the people are vaccinated and the infections are showing up on a daily basis with the health department coming around red tapping the house indicating infected place as for kids, in my kid school NONE of the 7-12 years old are vaccinated thus easy to assume the other kids in the neighborhood are not as well.... but should be ok, all under control  because Prayut said so

[Mavideol]

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

So why are the infections back up to or over 20,000 again now, with high rates of death?

it must be fake news  555

[Mavideol]

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

The last two Songkhrans, when interprovincial travel was permitted, there was a surge of infections afterwards. That was starting from a fairly low infection base.

 

This time around, the infection base is high, and very probably underestimated by the Government. That's because many people are self-testing and self-isolating to avoid official quarantine.

 

I'd suggest either Anutin is hoping the Omicron variants don't present the same mortality rate as previous mutations, or he is smoking some serious <deleted>.

 

 

the government suffers from short term memory loss syndrome  555

[dallen52]

Geez, they talk rubbish at times. 

Well, most times.

[PEE TEE]

That's great no need to worry then 

[herfiehandbag]

It will be manageable because it will not be met with testing, diagnosis or treatment; and the numbers will largely go unreported.

 

Stay at home, we will tie a bit of red string across the entrance and give you (maybe) a slack handful of medicines. 

[Harveyboy]

lunatics running the asylum....